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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the examination by the commissioner of insurance of |
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certain insurers |
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' network quality and adequacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1301.0056(a) and (d), Insurance Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner shall [may] examine an insurer to |
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determine the quality and adequacy of a network used by a preferred |
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provider benefit plan or an exclusive provider benefit plan offered |
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by the insurer under this chapter. An insurer is subject to a |
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qualifying examination of the insurer's preferred provider benefit |
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plans and exclusive provider benefit plans and subsequent quality |
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of care and network adequacy examinations by the commissioner at |
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the commissioner's discretion and at least once every two [five] |
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years. Documentation provided to the commissioner during an |
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examination conducted under this section is confidential and is not |
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subject to disclosure as public information under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code. |
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(d) The department shall deposit an assessment collected |
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under this section to the credit of the account described by Section |
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401.156(a) [Texas Department of Insurance operating account]. |
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Money deposited under this subsection shall be used to pay the |
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salaries and expenses of examiners and all other expenses relating |
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to the examination of insurers under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |